Antivermin bed



Aug. 7, 1923. I

L. ROYAK ANTIVERMIN BED Filed Oct. 1922 WI T/VESSES J v An Patented Aug. 7, i923.

eier earner oasi LOUIS moves, on NEW YORK, n. Y.

ANTIVERMIN BED.

Application filed October a, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. LOUIS RoYAK, a citizen of Hungary, and a resident of New York, in the COLUI DyOf New York and State of New'York, have-invented a new and Improved Antivermin Bed, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to that class of structures which are intended to be employed for use in connection with a bed or bedding for the purpose of trapping bed-bugs and such insects or vermin. According to the present invention, however which may be provided, if desired, as an attachment to a bedalready constructed, but will preferably be employed for incorporation in a bed constructed at the plant of the bed manufacturer, the trapping'of thevermin is more in the direction of positively excluding the same from any chance of approaching, by way of the bedclothes, the body of an occupant of the bed, rather than in the direction of providing a special trap for imprisoningthe vermin; dependence being placed on the fact that if the vermin cannot reach the person of the bed occupant, their nauseous presence may be' endured for a" time, and hence the vermin, being kept away from human flesh on which to feed, will soon desert the bed, or at least will be Segre gated from the bedrclothing' and so made completely and easily accessible for extermination at a convenient future'tim'e.

I have discovered that these vermin will not cause any discomfort to anoccupant of the bed, either by attacking his flesh or pre-' senting their characteristic unpleasant odor to his nostrils if limited for a'short time to the underside of the bottom sheet and to the mattress," springs and frame work of the bed underlying such sheet.

My invention, therefore, is carriedout by prov ding a generally quadrangular superstructure for the bed, which may comprise,

and indeed preferably comprises as above indicated, the ordinary but specially con structed side rails'of the bed; although preferably, in connection therewith, auxiliary 'head and foot boards, herein called the head and foot walls, are incorporated. Suchside rails, whether a part of the usual side rails or attachable parts thereto, are joined by cross rails at the head and foot of the bed,- to constitute such superstructure a Serial No. 592,033.-

quadrangular frame in which is formed a continuous quadrangular groove into which a quadrangular portion of the bottom sheet, as the marginal portion bounding the entire sheet. may be tucked by a suitable device, thereby to stretch said sheet taut overthe topof said frame. A cooperant feature of the invention is the provision of the device last mentioned, which is preferably a quadrangular wedge-frame to be forced down into said groove with the described portion of the bottom sheet interposed between the .two frames; such device being so constructed as to permit maximum economy of manufacture. durability, and convenience of use in making up and unmaking the bed clothes, particulary so far as removing and applying said bottom sheet is concerned. A further cooperant' feature of the invention is the construction of the groove-carrying frame in such manner that a second continuous groove or ledge for receiving a suitable'vermin-repelling substance is provided completely surrounding the outside of the frame, and also surrounding the auxiliary head and foot walls above mentioned'if the latter are used, but below the sheet-receiving groove, and, at the head and foot of the bed, between the ends of the frame last mentioned and the ordinary head and foot boards of the bed. A'further coo 'tierantleature of the invention is the provision of an upper ledge along the sides of the bed and on said frame last mentioned, soshaped and located as to preclude any chance of the depending side portions of the overlying bed clothes swing zing; intocontact with the side rails of the bed below the paste-receiving ledge or groove.

The invention will be more clearly understood irom the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing showin an illustrative embodiment of the invention as at present preferred, it, o? course, being un'derstoodthat the structure shown not to'be taken in a limiting sen-se or as indicating necessarily the way in'whioh thepresent invention will always be structurally carried'out'.

Fig. 1 is a'perspective view of a structure according. to the invention and Figs; 2 and" 3 are enlargedtragmentary'views showing d etails'of construction, Fig. being averti cal section taken through side rail, and

c the head or foot board.

respectively at 15, 16 and 17.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

The parts of the bed of conventional design areindicated in Fig. 1 in broken lines at B.

Suitably mounted on the head and foot boards B, as indicated at 1 in Fig. 3, are vertical brackets 5, which may desirably be of metal, each of these brackets having, just below its inwardly offset upper portion 6, an inbent channel 7. I 1

These twochannels on the brackets at the head and foot of the bed are received in the head and foot stretches, as indicated in Fig. 3, of a continuous quadrangular ledge or groove 8 completely surroundingthe outer sides of a quadrangular frame 9, which, as

to its side stretches, may form a part of the ordinary side rails 10. It will be noted from a comparison of Figs. 2 and 3 that this grove 8, at least in the parts of theend stretches thereof where it accommodates channels 7, is not necessarily provided with the bottom-rounded cross-section shown in Fig. 2.

It is in this groove 8 that vermin-repelling material 11, preferably a paste of the proper composition, is seated in an unbroken line all aro'undtheframe 9; it,*'of course, being understood, as indicated in Fig. 3, that the portions of such lineof paste, at the head and foot of the bed, are directly seated in the channels of the supportingbrackets.

- Auxiliary wall members 12 are carried as shown by the frame 9 at the. head and foot of the bed, but each spaced away from the-head and foot members,B, due to the construction of the parts as clearly illustrated in Fig.

Running from top to bottom of the bed. at opposite sides are outwardly projecting, comparatively wide ledges 13; these to hold the bed clothes overlying the bottom sheet so that the depending portions of such bed. clothes on opposite sides of the bed will. hang straight down from the outer edges of ledges'13 and so not contact the bed below the vermin barrier established by the materialv 8.

The bottom sheet just referred to is indicated at 14t in Fig. 2.; the underlying mattress, spring, and slats being indicated.

The four marginal portions of this sheet ltare arranged relative'to frame 9 as indi" cated in Fig. 2, and the following parts are provided, to permit such arrangement readily and VIII such a way (as to finally securely mount the sheet in place and stretch the same taut over the entire upper surface of mattress 15: A continuous quadrangular groove or pocket 18 is formedvon the'upper surface frame 9 and the mattress 15.

of frame 9, and a single removable quadrangular wedge-frame 19'is provided, which may conveniently be constructed of light wooden strips. The end bars 20 of this frame, and consequently the frame 6, are preferably furnished in two parts, as clearly shown in the drawing; hingedly connected at top and bottom as indicated at '21 in Fig. 1. r

In operation, it will be understood that the hinged frame 9 may very readily and conveniently be associated with thebottom sheet 14 and the groove 18 in making up the bed, in such a way that as the end and side bars of the frame 19 are forced down into the groove 18 as shown inFigf2, the portions of the sheet engaged by the under or the sheet will be stretched taut over the upper surface of mattress 15. It will be noted that then, if desired, the free portions 14 of the sheet beyond the frame and groove are convenientlylocated between the \Vhen now the overlying bed clothes are placed in position, the side portions of the lattermay de pend below the outer edges of rails 13, and vermin cannot reach the same to approach the occupant of the bed by way of, the over-' lying bed'clothes. The bottom portions of the last-mentioned be'di clothes may oon-. veniently be tucked into the space between the frame 19 and the auxiliary wall 12 at the foot of the bed, as clearly indicated at 22 in Fig. 3; and-then this usual method of making up the bed will not open'up anyapproach for vermin from below the deadline of material 8. In the same way, the pillows at the head of the'bed will be prevented from contacting any part of the bed below such barrier, due to the location of the auxiliary wall 12 at the head of the bed.

When the lower sheet is to be changed, it is merely necessary to break the frame 19 by pulling up the two side bars thereof; and the outer faces of these bars may be provid ed, if desired, with a depression or groove as indicated at 23 in Fig. 2, whereby a tight hand clutch is facilitated. 1

Various slight changes might be made the general form and arrangement of the.

parts describedv without departingfrom the invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider,

myself at liberty to make such changes'and alterations as fairly fall .within the spiritand'scope of the I claim: I

1. In an anti-vermin bed, thecombination with the bed legs of a superstructure carrying clamping means-for the side portions of the bottom sheet, said'superstructure having a continuous pocketadapted to receive verappended claims.

min-repelling material, such pocket completely surrounding the endand side portions of the sheet and'the tucked in portions of the bottom sheet, said superstructure hav= ing a continuous pocket adapted to receive vermin-repelling material, such pocket completely surrounding the end and side portions of the sheet and the tucked-in portions of the sheet, the superstructure being so shaped intermediate said clamping means and said pocket as to preclude the depending side portions of overlying bed clothes from contacting the sides of the bed below said pocket.

3. In an anti-vermin bed, the combination with the bed legs of a superstructure carrying clamping means for the side portions of the bottom sheet, said superstructure having a continuous pocket adapted to receive vermin-repelling material, such pocket com pletely surrounding the end and side portions of the sheet and the tucked-in portions of the sheet, the superstructure being so shaped intermediate said clamping means and said pocket as to preclude the depending side portions of overlying bed clothes from contacting the sides of the bed below said pocket, said superstructure beingalso shaped at an end of the bed to provide a wall spaced from that end of the bed to preclude the pillows from touching the bed below said pocket.

4. In an anti-vermin bed, the combination with the bed legs of a superstructure carrying clamping means for the side portions of the bottom sheet, said superstructure having a continuous pocket adapted to receive vermin-repelling material, such pocket com pletely surrounding the end and side portions of the sheet and the tucked-in portions of the sheet, the superstructure being so shaped intermediate said clamping means and said pocket as to preclude the depending side portions of overlying bed clothes from contacting the sides of the bed below said pocket, there being also provided de vices on said superstructure for precluding the end portions of the bed clothes from contacting the bed below said pocket.

5. In an anti-vermin bed, the combination with the bed legs of a superstructure carry ing clamping means for the side portions of the bottom sheet, said superstructure having a continuous pocket adapted to receive vermin-repelling material, such pocket completely surrounding the end and side portions of the sheet and the tucked-in portions of the sheet, the superstructure being so shaped intermediate said clamping means and said pocket as to preclude the depending side portions of overlying bed clothes from contacting the sides of the bed below said pocket, there being also provided devices on said superstructure for precluding the end portions of the bed clothes from contacting the bed below said pocket, one of said devices including an upstanding wall spaced from the foot board of the bed and a depression in the superstructure when said clamping means is in position, such depression being partially formed between said clamping means and the near side of said wall and within which may be tucked the foot portions of the overlying bed clothes. I

6. In an anti-vermin bed, the combination of clamping means for the end and side portions of a bottomsheet, said clamping means including a horizontal frame provided with a continuous quadrangular groove, and a removable quadrangular frame fitting in the groove and adapted to tuck into the groove below the frame said portions of the sheet.

7. In an anti-vermin bed, the combination of clamping means for the end and side p01- tions of a bottom sheet, said clamping means including a horizontal frame provided with a continuous quadrangular groove, and a removable quadrangular frame fitting in the groove and adapted to tuck into the groove below the frame said portions of the sheet, the latter frame being collapsible.

8. In an anti-vermin bed, the con'ibination of clamping means for the end and side portions of a bottom sheet, said clamping means including a horizontal frame provided with a continuous quadrangular groove, and a removable quadrangular frame fitting in the groove and adapted to tuck into the groove below the frame said portions of the sheet, the latter frame including a plurality of hingedly connected sections. v

9. In an anti-vermin bed, the combination of clamping means for the end and side portions of a bottom sheet, said clamping means including a horizontal frame provided with a continuous quadrangular groove, and a re movable quadrangular frame fitting in the groove and adapted to tuck into the groove below the frame said portions of the sheet, the latter frame comprising two U-shaped frame sections.

10. In an anti-vermin bed, the combination of clamping means for the end and side portions of a bottom sheet, said clamping means including a horizontal frame provided with a continuous quadrangular groove, and a removable quadrangular frame fitting in the groove and adapted to tuck into the groove below the frame said portions of the sheet, the bed also being provided with a continuous groove for receiving a vermin-repelling substance.

11. In an anti-vermin bed, the combination of clamping means for the end and side portions of a bottom sheet, said clamping means including a horizontal frame pro- 'tioned being provided with a-continuous ledge below said groove and on the outside of said frame for recelvlng a vermin-repelling material.

12. In an anti-vermin bed, the combina tion of clamping means for the end and side portions of a bottom sheet, said clamping means including a horizontal frame provided With a continuous quadrangular" groove, and a removable quadrangular frame fitting in the groove and adapted tootuck into the groove below the frame said portions of the sheet, the frame first-i'nentioned being provided with a continuous ledge below said groove and on the outside ofsaid frame for receiving avermin-repelling'material, and the sides of said frame between.

said groove and ledge each having a second ledge projecting outwardly to well beyond the first mentioned ledge.

' LOUIS RQYAK. 

